Steel barge.



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PATENTBD NOV 28, 1905 '1 'I l l l l l l l 'z l l l l l l i 'l l l l W1G. JUTTB.

STEEL BARGB.

APPLIOATION FILED Nov, 9. 1904.

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PATENTBD NOV. 28, 1905.

W. C. JUTTE. STEEL BARGE.

APPLIOATION FILED Nov. 9. 1904.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

STEEL BARGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 28, 1905.

Application filed November 9, 1904. Serial No. 232,032.

T 1f/ZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I,WILLIAM C. JUTTE, a resident of Pittsburg, in thecounty of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new anduseful Improvementin Steel Barges; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to the construction of steel barges and similarboats and vessels.

My object is to provide a barge or other boat or vessel constructedentirely of metal, preferably' steel, and which is simple and cheap ofconstruction and strong and durable.

My invention is designed especially for the construction of coal-bargesand similar boats and is so shown in the drawings. Certain features,however, are not limited thereto, but can be applied to the constructionof .f boats and vessels in general.

Coal and similar barges are now constructed entirely or mostly of wood.A few attempts have beenmade to construct such usage, and the cornersespecially are liable to severe injury.

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My invention has for its object to so construct a barge of thischaracter that it can be cheaply built and so that it will withstand therough usage to which it is subjected.

The invention consists in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of one end of abarge constructed according to my invention. Fig. 2 is a side Fig. 3 isa longitudinal vertical section,on an enlarged scale, taken on the line3 3, Fig. l. Fig. 4 is a transverse section on the line 4 4, Fig. l.Fig. 5 is an outside view of a cast corner-reinforcing member; Fig. v6,an end view of the same. Fig. 7 is a section on the line 7 7,

Fig. 8 is an inside view of said casting. Fig. 9 is an outside view of apressedsteel corner-reinforcing member; and Fig. l() is a transversesection on theline l() 10, Fig. 9.

In the drawings I have shown only one end of the barge, Fig. 1representing practically one-fourth of the entire lengthof the barge.Inasmuch as the remainder of the barge is onlya duplication of the partsshown, the entire barge is not illustrated.

The barge illustrated is constructed entirely of metal, preferablysteel, and is built Y up primarily of commercial rolled beams or barsand plates, the only exception being the corner-reinforcing member,which is either -a pressed-steel shape or acasting. Inasmuch as thecorners of barges are especially liable to injury, my design has aimedto secure great strength at the corners. I accordingly place at eachcorner a reinforcing member l, such as the casting shown in Figs. 5 to8, or the pressed shape shown in Figs. 9 and 10. Each of the castingsshown in Figs. 5 to 8 comprises a top horizontal flange or web 2, a sidevertical fiange or web 3. and an end vertical iange or web 4, theseflanges forming the top, side, and end faces of the corners of thebarge. This casting is strengthened by means of a horizontally-arrangedinwardly-projecting flange or web and transverse verticallyarranged webs6, which extend between the web 5 and the top flange or web2 of thecasting. This casting is much longer in the longitudinal direction ofthe barge than in the transverse direction thereof, and the top and sidewebs 2 and 3 are given the contour shown in Fig. l, so as to give aslight narrowing or tapering at the extreme forward end of the barge.The casting is made much deeper at its forward end than its rear end inorder to give additional strength at the extreme corners thereof.Check-posts 7 are cast integral with the top flange 2.

The pressed corner-reinforcing member shown in Figs. 9 and IO ispractically the same as the casting shown in Figs. 5 to 8. It is of thesame general shape; but the top flange 2 is slightly narrower and isnotched for the passage of the wooden check-posts 7 a, the latter beingsecured in place by bolts passing through the side web 3. The horizontalstrengthening-ange is formed by an anglebar 5, riveted to the side web3, and it projects into notches cut into the wooden checkposts. Thetransverse vertical webs 6 are omitted.

The side and ends of the barge are built up of commercial rolled beamsand flat plates, and the aim is to connect these parts to each other andto the corner-reinforcing members, so as to leave a perfectly smooth orflush outer surface. The top member of the barge sides consists of anangle-shaped beam 8, having the top inwardly-projecting iiange 9 and thedownwardly projecting web 10, the lower edge of the latter being offsetinwardly, as at 1l, to provide a rabbet or recess for receiving theupper. edge of the side plates 12, the offset or rabbet ll being of thethickness of the IOO IIO

side plates, so that the outer face of the side plates will be flushwith the outer face of the web 10 of the top member. This' top member 8can conveniently be formed by taking a rolled channel-beam and bendingone of the fianges parallel with its web, thus securing the odset 11.The rear end of the corner casting or pressed reinforcing member has itsouter and upper faces recessed or offset inwardly to receive the end ofthe side beam 8, these recesses being shown at 13, 14, and 15,respectively, the recess 13 being of a depth corresponding to the topfiange 9 of the side beam, the recess 14 of a depth corresponding to thethickness of the web 1() of the side beam, and the recess 15 of a depthcorresponding with the inward projection of the offset portion 11 of theside beam. The lower edge of the side ange 3 of the corner member isalso rabbeted or offset inwardly, as at 16, on a line with the upperedge of the offset 11 of the side beam. This offset portion 16 is equalto the thickness of the side plates, and the upper edges of the sideplates are riveted to said offset portion.

The end of the barge has a top member composed of a commercialchannel-beam 18, arranged with its fianges projecting inwardly, andanother beam 19, located just below the channel-beam 8 and being of theconstruction of' the side top member 8-that is, of general angleform--having a top fiange projecting inwardly and having the lower edgeof its web offset inwardly, as at 20, so that the upper edge of the endplate 21 can be secured thereto with its outer face flush with the outerface of the web of the beam 19. This beam 19 also can conveniently beformed by bending one flange of a commercial channel-beam parallel withits web.

The corner-reinforcing member has its end portion 4 provided with a pairof projections 22 and 23, located slightly inside of the outer face ofthe end iiange 4 of said member. The projection 22 fits between thefianges of the channel-beam 18 and has the latter riveted thereto, whilethe projection 23 fits against the inner face of the web of the beam 19and has the latter riveted thereto. The lower portion of the projection23 is offset inwardly slightly, as at 24, to receive the offset portion20 of the beam 19. The inwardly-projecting lower flange of the beam 18and top flange of the beam 19 are located in the space 25 between theprojections 22 and 23.

The outer face of the end ange 4 of the corner-reinforcing member hasits lower portion offset inwardly, as at 26, in line with the offsetportion 2O of the beam 19 in order that the end'plate 21 may be securedto said member flush with the outer face thereof.

At the corners of the barge below thereinforcing members are angle-bars28, which have their upper ends set into depressions 29, formed in thelower edges of the corners of the reinforcing members, and are rivetedthereto, the side and end plates being riveted to the legs of thesecorner angles.

Extending across the end of the barge is a deck or foot plate 30, whichcan be conveniently secured in place by having its outer edge rivetedbetween the inwardly-projecting bottom iiange of the beam 18 and topflange of the beam 19 and its ends resting upon and riveted to thestrengthening-webs 5 or 5 of the corner-reinforcing members. The inneredge of this plate is stiffened by means of a bar or beam 31, shown as achannel-beam, extending transversely of the barge and having its endsriveted to inwardly-projecting brackets formed as integral portions 32of the corner-castings or formed as knee-pieces 32a, riveted to thepressed-steel corner members.

The side plates 12, end plates 21, and bottom plates 35 of the barge areso secured together that their outer faces will be flush. Said platesare accordingly placed with their edges abutting and are securedtogether by means of suitable connecting members, which also will formlongitudinal strengthening-ribs. These connecting members will thereforepreferably be some form of ange beams or bars and in the drawings areshown as T-bars 36, having the leg projecting inwardly or upwardly, asthe case may be, and a iiange riveted to the edge of each of theabutting plates.

Near the ends of the bargeI providea transverse diaphragm or bulkhead37, so that in case of injury to the barge end the water will beconfined to the end compartment. This diaphragm or bulkhead extends fromside to side and is formed of metal plates 38, joined to the bottom andside plates. These plates are strengthened at the top and bottom andside edges by suitable flanged bars 39 and 40, respectively, the bars 40at the bottom and end portions being formed in short sections to lit inbetween the longitudinal ribs 36. This bulkhead will be furtherstrengthened by means of diagonally-arranged flanged bars 41, riveted tothe web-plates thereof.

At other places along the barge the 'same will be strengthenedtransversely by means of suitable diaphragms 42, which also are composedof metal plates 43, strengthened at their top, bottom, and side edges byanged bars 44, and being further strengthened by diagonal anged bars 45,riveted to said plates. These-diaphragms 42 are comparatively shallowand are connected to the sides by means of triangular gusset-plates 46,ex-

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tending practically to the top of the barge Y sides. The end diagonalstiffening-bars '45 extend upwardly and strengthen the edgesof thesetriangular gusset-plates.

Pump-boxes 47 will be provided at intervals along the sides of thebarge, these boxes being constructed of metal plates and anglebars andving or bracing webs. .25

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The barge shown and described is constructed entirely of metal andmostly of commercialrolled beams, bars, and plates. The outer surfacesof the sides, bottom, 'and ends are en tirely smooth and flush, so thatthe water friction is reduced to a minimum. The barge as a whole is veryrigid and strong, and the corners especially are rendered very strong bythe cast or pressed steel reinforcing members used at these points, sothat liability to injury is reduced to'a minimum.

AWhile I have described my invention entirely with reference to barges,it will be understood that it can be applied also to other forms ofboats and vessels.

1. A corner-casting for barges and other boats having check-postsintegral therewith.

2. A corner-reinforcing member for barges and other boats having side,end and top flanges, and inwardly-projecting strengthen- 3. Acorner-casting for barges and other boats having side, end and topdanges, and inwardly-projectlng braclng yflanges or webs,

and check-posts integral with the top flange of said casting.

4.. A corner-casting for barges and other boats having side, endand topdanges, and having an inwardly-projecting horizontally-arrangedstrengthening-web, and vertically-arranged strengthening-webs joiningsaid horizontal web and the top flange of the casting.

5. A corner-reinforcing member for barges and other boats havingtop,side and end t lianges, and having said flanges rabbeted or lodsetinwardly at the end portions and lower edges in order to receive theside and end plates and leave a smooth or flush outer surface.

G. A corner-reinforcing member for barges flanges, and having the sideand end danges recessed or odset inwardly at the corner in order toreceive a corner-fastening angle.

7. A corner-reinforcing member for barges and other boats having top,side and end iianges, and being provided at the ends and lower edges ofthe side and end danges with rabbets or inwardly-odset portions forreceiving the end and side plates, and being provided at the cornerswith a depression or inward odset of still greater depth for receiving acorner-connecting angle-bar.

8. A member for the sides and ends of barges and other boats comprisingan angular-shaped beam having its dange disposed horizontally and thelower portion of its web odset toward the side on which the flangeprojects, whereby side and end plates can be secured thereto flush withthe outer face of said beam.

9. Amemberfor the sides and ends of barges and other boats composed of arolled channeleXtendingdown Lto the bottom of the 10. In a barge, thecombination of a side top member comprising an angle-shaped ybeam havingan inwardly-projecting flange at its upper edge and Ahaving the lowerportion of its web odset inwardly, a corner member having the'endportions, its top and side faces odset inwardly or formed withdepressions for receiving the end of said side top member, and sideplates riveted to the odset lower edge of said side member.

11. Ina barge or other boat, the combination of a side top membercomprising an angle-shaped beam having an inwardly-projecting flange atits to'p edge'and having the lower portion of its web odset inwardly, acorner member having the end portions of its top and outer faces vodsetinwardly to receive the end of said side top member and having the loweredge of its outer face odset inwardly on a line with the inwardly-odsetportions of the side top member, and plates riveted to the odsetportions of the side top member and at the lower edge of the cornermember.

12. In a barge or other boat, the combination of an end beam of angleshape having an inwardly-projecting flange atits upper edge and havingthe lower portion of its web odset inwardly, a corner member having theend portion of its out-er face odset inwardly to receive the ends ofsaid beam, and a plate riveted to the inwardly-odset portion at thelower edge of said beam.

13. In a bargevor other boat, the combination of an end top membercomprising a channel-beam placed with its danges projecting inwardly,anangle-beam locatedcbelow said channel-beam with its flange secured tothe lower flange of the channel-beam and having the lower portion of itsweb odset inwardly, and plates riveted to said inwardly-odset portion.

14. In a barge or other boat, the combination of an end top memberrcomprising two channel-beams placed with their flanges projectinginwardly and superimposed one over the other, the lower flange of thelower beam being bent parallel to its web and odset inwardly withreference thereto, and plates riveted to said odset portion.

15. In a barge or other boat, the combinationl of an end top membercomprising a channel-beam placed with its flanges projecting inwardly,anangle-beam located below said channel-beam with its flange secured tothe lower flange of the channel-beam and having its web projectingdownwardly and odset inwardly, a corner-reinforcing member having a pairof projections fitting against the inner faces of the webs of saidbeams, the bottom dange of the upper beam and the top dange of the lower.lOO

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beam lying between said projections, and plates riveted to the offsetlower edge of the lower beam.

16. In a barge or other boat, the combination of an end top membercomprising a channel-beam placed with its flanges projecting inwardly,anangle-beam located below said channel-beam with its iiange secured tothe lower flange of the channel-beam and having its web projectingdownwardly and offset inwardly at its lower edge, a corner-reinforcingmember having a pair of projections offset inwardly with reference toits end face and itting against the inner faces of said beams, the lowerflange of the top beam and the upper flange of the lower beam lying inthe space between said projections, and plates riveted to the osetportion at the lower edge of the lower beam and to the end-reinforcingmember.

17. In a barge or similar boat, the combination of an end top membercomprising' a channel-beam placed with its llanges projecting inwardly,an angle-beam located below said channel-beam with its liange projectinginwardly and its web projecting downwardly and having the lower portionof its web offset inwardly, a deck-plate riveted between the contiguousflanges of said beams and projecting inwardly, and plates riveted to thelower inset portion of the lower beam.

18. In a barge or other boat, the combination of an end top membercomprising a pair of flanged beams placed with their anges projectinginwardly and one above the other, an end deck-plate riveted between thecontiguous lianges of said beams, and a strengthening-bar secured to theinner edge of said deckplate and to the sides of the barge or boat.

19. In a barge or other boat, the combination with the side and endplates, of cornerreinforcing members to which the same are riveted, saidmembers being provided with an inwardly projecting bracket, an enddeckplate having its outer edge secured to the ends of the barge, atransverse beam secured to the inner edge of said deck-plate and havingits ends secured to the inwardly-projecting brackets of the cornermembers.

20. In a barge or other boat, the combination with the side and endplates, corner-reinforcing members to which the same are riveted, saidmembers being provided with an inwardly-projecting horizontalstrengthening web or flange, and an end deck-plate secured to the endplates and having its ends resting upon and secured to thestrengthening-webs of said corner members.

21. In a barge or other boat, the combination with the side and endplates, of cornerreinforcing members to which the same are secured, saidmembers being provided with an inwardly projecting horizontally arrangedstrengthening web or flange, and an inwardlyprojecting bracket, an enddeck-plate secured to the end plates and having its ends resting uponand secured to the horizontal strengthening webs or flanges of thecorner members, and a beam secured to the inner edge of said deck-plateand having its ends secured to the inwardly-projecting brackets of saidmembers.

22. In a barge or other boat, the combination of corner-reinforcingmembers provided with an inwardly-projecting horizontally-arrangedllange or web, an end member secured to said corner members andcomprising two flanged bars superimposed one over the other, andan enddeck-plate having its edge secured between the Hanges of said end beamsand having its ends resting -upon and secured to the inwardly-projectingstrengthening-webs of the corner members.

23. In a barge or other boat, the combination with the corner membersprovided with an inwardly-projecting strengthening web or lange, of anend including flanged beam having an inwardly-projecting flange, and anend deck-plate secured to the inwardly-projecting flange of the end beamand to the inwardlyprojecting strengthening-lianges of the cornermembers.

24. In a metallic barge or other boat, the combination with side andbottom plates, of longitudinally arranged strengthening ribs on theinner faces of said plates, a transverse diaphragm comprising platesextending from side to side of the barge, iange-barsriveted to the top,bottom and end edges of said plates, those at the bottom and end beingformed in short sections interposed between longitudinal ribs and beingriveted to the bottom and side plates.

25. A metallic barge or other boat having side and bottom plates, atransverse diaphragm comprising plates and flanged bars riveted to thetop and bottom edges thereof, triangular gussetplates uniting the endsof said diaphragm with the upper portions of the side walls, anddiagonal stiffening-bars riveted to the plates of the diaphragm and tothe edges of said triangular gusset-plates.

In .testimony whereof I, the said WILLIAM C. J UTTE, have hereunto setmyhand.

WILLIAM C. J UTTE.

Witnesses:

A. S. GUFFEY, G. W. THOMAS.

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